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    The Paleo Dessert Bible: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes for Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Desserts
    The Paleo Dessert Bible: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes for Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Desserts
    The Paleo Dessert Bible: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes for Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Desserts
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    The Paleo Dessert Bible: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes for Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Desserts

    By Anna Conrad

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    By now we all know that the paleo diet yields amazing results for weight loss and overall well-being. But even the most health-conscious among us want to treat ourselves once in a while to something sweet and indulgent. What if we could indulge without cheating on the diet? In this book, readers will find more than one hundred recipes for amazing desserts that will leave you feeling satisfied, energized, and healthy.

    When chef and caterer Anna Conrad was asked to provide paleo recipes for a fitness group’s twenty-eight-day paleo challenge, she was a little skeptical. Could an athlete—or even an average person—really maintain a balanced body without any grains or dairy? Before agreeing to the job, she decided to follow the diet for two weeks to see how she felt. In that short amount of time, she lost eight pounds without feeling hungry or deprived, and her blood pressure, heart rate, and cholesterol all stayed within healthy limits. She gladly provided the recipes and now offers a paleo menu as a regular part of her catering business. In this book, she offers delicious dessert recipes, including:

    Almond butter pie
    Bread pudding
    Chewy chocolate cookies
    Chocolate fudge cake
    Lemon squares
    Pecan bars
    And more!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse
    Release dateApr 5, 2016
    ISBN9781510714724
    The Paleo Dessert Bible: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes for Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Desserts

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      The Paleo Dessert Bible - Anna Conrad

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      Copyright © 2014, 2016 by Anna Conrad

      Photographer © 2014, 2016 by Stanfield Photographer

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file.

      ISBN: 978-1-51070-524-1

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      Note

      This book is intended as a reference volume only, not as a medical manual. The information given here is designed to help you make informed decisions about your health. It is not intended as a substitute for any treatment that may have been prescribed by your doctor. If you suspect that you may have medical problems, we urge you to seek competent medical help.

      { Contents }

      Recipe List

      Welcome

      Preface

      Stocking Your Pantry

      Conversions and Equivalencies

      Index

      { Recipe List }

      Drop, Shaped, and Rolled Cookies

      1. Almond Raisin Cookies

      2. Almond Prune Cookies

      3. Ginger Almond Cookies

      4. Orange Almond Cookies

      5. Nutty Almond Cookies

      6. Chocolate Almond Cookies with Dried Cranberries

      7. Sugar Cookies

      8. Gingered Sugar Cookies

      9. Lime Sugar Cookies

      10. Lemon Sugar Cookies

      11. Molasses-Spice Cookies

      12. Molasses-Spice Cookies with Dark Rum Glaze

      13. Molasses-Spice Cookies with Orange Essence

      14. Lebkuchen

      15. Jam Thumbprints

      16. Almond Blossom Cookies

      17. Chewy Chocolate Cookies

      18. Chocolate Chip Cookies

      19. Almond Butter Cookies

      Icebox and Cookie Cutter Cookies

      20. Vanilla Icebox Cookies

      21. Chocolate Icebox Cookies

      22. Pine Nut-Raisin Icebox Cookies

      23. Pecan Sandies

      24. Thick and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies

      25. Holiday Cookies

      26. Jam Sandwiches

      Brownies and Bar Cookies

      27. Lunch Box Brownies

      28. Fudgy Brownies

      29. Whoopie Pies

      30. Vanilla Pudding Bars

      31. Pecan Bars

      32. Raspberry Streusel Bars

      33. Lemon Squares

      34. Key Lime Bars

      35. Blondies

      36. Almond Fudge Bars

      37. Peach Squares

      38. Apricot Squares

      39. Strawberry Squares

      40. Fig Bars

      41. Paleo Marshmallows

      Snack Cakes, Sheet Cakes, Bundt Cakes, and Cupcakes

      42. Applesauce Snack Cake

      43. Gingerbread Cake

      44. Gingerbread Cake with Dried Fruit

      45. Prune-Nut Bread

      46. Lazy Daisy Cake

      47. Almond Meal Cake with Broiled Icing

      48. Italian Almond Cake

      49. Individual Bananas Foster Cakes

      50. Chocolate Cupcakes

      51. Crème Brûlée

      52. Chocolate Sheet Cake

      53. Glazed Chocolate Bundt Cake

      54. German Chocolate Cake

      55. Warm Chocolate Fudge Cakes

      56. Pineapple Cake

      57. Lemon Pound Cake

      58. Carrot Cake

      Pies

      59. Chocolate Cream Pie

      60. Key Lime Pie

      61. Almond Butter Pie

      Tarts

      62. Classic Tart Dough

      63. Strawberry Tart

      64. Poached Apple and Almond Tart

      65. Poached Pear and Almond Tart

      66. Baked Raspberry Tart

      67. Cranberry Pecan Tart

      68. Linzertorte

      69. Lemon Tart

      70. Chocolate Truffle Tart

      71. Chocolate Walnut Tart

      72. Espresso Truffle Tart

      Fruit Desserts

      73. Apple Crisp

      74. Strawberry Shortcakes

      75. Fresh Blueberry Crumble

      76. Fresh Peach Crisp

      77. Fresh Blueberry Cobbler with Soft Cookie Topping

      78. Skillet Apple Brown Betty

      79. Summer Berry Gratin

      80. Summer Berry Bake

      81. Berry Dessert Pancake

      82. Blueberry Buckle

      83. Individual Blackberry-Walnut Buckles

      84. Cider-Baked Apples with Dried Cranberries

      Milkshakes, Puddings, and Mousses

      85. Chocolate Milkshake

      86. Mocha Frappe

      87. Chocolate Mousse

      88. Chilled Lemon Mousse with Raspberry Sauce

      89. Chocolate Pudding

      90. Chocolate Banana Pudding

      91. Vanilla Pudding

      92. Strawberry Vanilla Pudding

      93. Peach Vanilla Pudding

      94. Bread Pudding

      95. Rich and Creamy Banana Pudding

      Frostings and Jams

      96. Chocolate Frosting

      97. Chocolate Frosting with Orange Essence

      98. Coconut Frosting

      99. Pecan Coconut Frosting

      100. Fruit Jam

      { Welcome }

      Welcome to The Paleo Dessert Bible. I wrote, tested, and edited the recipes in this book in my kitchen located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. My mission with The Paleo Dessert Bible was to create a comprehensive collection of my favorite dessert recipes and reformulate them to comply as closely as possible with the paleo diet. I abandoned many of the basic tenets that apply to baking with grains and learned how nut flours, palm sugar, coconut milk, and oil behave when formulating desserts. In many, many instances, the recipes are better when converted to paleo versions. I hope you enjoy these desserts, many of which you will recognize by the titles as classic, all-time favorites. And hopefully, you will consider them to be even better than you remembered.

      { Preface }

      The paleo diet does not lend itself to the easy incorporation of dessert recipes into the everyday menu. However, I believe that the paleo diet approach to health could be very important to the health of many people. For that reason, we should find ways to make it accessible, which means indulging in the occasional dessert. With some careful planning, a few desserts on an infrequent basis shouldn’t do harm. For the most part, the recipes in this book closely adhere to the paleo diet principles. Yes, you will see normally excluded foods (chocolate, coffee, honey, molasses, maple syrup, palm sugar, tapioca flour, alcohol, etc.) in some of the recipes, because it would be impossible to make desserts without them. But indulging in these desserts on an infrequent basis should not set your health goals too far afield. Just make sure you use high-quality, organic, whole foods and additive-free ingredients whenever possible. For a complete list of foods allowed on the paleo diet, see my first cookbook, The Paleo Cookbook.

      { Stocking Your Pantry }

      The following is a list of standard ingredients you will need to have in your pantry (in addition to typical baking ingredients) before making the recipes in this book. I’ve listed suppliers for almond flour as well, because almond flour is the main ingredient in many of the recipes, and the suppliers I list here are the best brands to use, based on my experience. I did not list suppliers for other ingredients because I found that the ingredients are widely available from multiple suppliers without much variation in quality.

      ALMOND FLOUR AND ALMOND MEAL: Almond flour and almond meal are made by grinding sweet almonds. Almond flour is finely ground blanched almonds (blanching almonds removes the skin). Almond meal is made with or without the skin on the almonds, and it isn’t as finely ground as almond flour. The consistency of almond meal is similar to that of corn meal. I have used almond flour from three different suppliers and found them all to be acceptable in dessert recipes. The almond flour suppliers I used are JK Gourmet (www.jkgourmet.com), Benefit Your Life (www.benefityourlifestore.com), and Honeyville (www.honeyvillegrain.com). I grind my own almond meal from whole almonds, since I use it in smaller quantities.

      COCONUT FLOUR: Coconut flour is the meat of a coconut, ground finely and defatted. When purchasing, make sure the ingredients state pure coconut flour, without any added ingredients such as rice flour, sugars, or preservatives. Choose coconut flours that are not pristine white in color, because that may indicate unnecessary processing. The color should be similar to coconut flesh, a little off-white and cream-colored.

      COCONUT OIL: Coconut oil is extracted from the coconut flesh (meat). Coconut oil is used in many paleo recipes and is the primary fat used in this cookbook. Choose virgin coconut oil (VCO) that is made from fresh coconut and mechanically pressed to extract the oil. Other forms of coconut oil may be extracted via chemical or high-temperature methods, which can reduce the nutrient content and flavor properties of the oil.

      COCONUT MILK: Coconut milk is the liquid that comes from squeezing the meat of fresh coconut. Coconut milk can be thick or thin depending on the fat content, or whether or not a thickener has been added. Canned coconut milk is often diluted with water to achieve a lower fat content. Light coconut milk is the lowest fat-containing coconut milk. The recipes in this book are made with canned coconut milk with a 20 to 22 percent fat content (not light). If possible, choose coconut milk that contains no additional ingredients, other than water. Thickeners such as guar gum are often added and should be avoided if at all possible.

      PALM SUGAR: Palm sugar is a nutrient-rich, unrefined, low-glycemic, natural sweetener that is obtained by making several slits in the stem of a palm tree, draining the liquid, and then boiling it until thickened. The boiled product is cooled into cakes and later ground and packaged for sale. Palm sugar is a rich brown color, and some say its taste is superior to that of white granulated sugar. Palm sugar behaves much the same as white granulated sugar in baking applications. Palm sugar is not the same as coconut sugar, which is obtained from the cut flowers of the coconut palm tree. The recipes in this book use palm sugar.

      BAKING SODA: Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is used in baking as a leavening agent when acidic ingredients are present. Acidic ingredients include phosphates, cream of tartar, lemon juice, yogurt, buttermilk, cacao powder, vinegar, etc. Baking soda reacts with the acidic ingredient and releases carbon dioxide, causing the baked good to rise. Baking soda is often used in combination with baking powder.

      BAKING POWDER: Baking powder is a leavening agent composed of a weak acid and a weak base that allows baked goods to rise via an acid-base reaction. Baking powder is used in traditional wheat-based breads where a fermentation reaction (via yeast) is undesirable because of the taste fermentation imparts. Baked goods or breads that use baking powder to create lift in the baked good are often called quick breads because of the quick release of carbon dioxide in the acid-base reaction, yielding shorter processing times (no waiting for the bread to rise before baking). Paleo breads, which use nut flours instead of wheat based flours, rise via the same chemical mechanism when using baking powder.

      EGGS: Eggs play a critical role in baking by providing protein, fat, and moisture. Protein acts as a binding agent to keep the baked good in one piece, rather than crumbling. Fat and moisture provides an excellent mouth-feel and makes the baked good consumable and pleasant to eat, versus dry and hard to chew or swallow. The recipes in this book use more eggs than most non-paleo recipes might, especially when coconut flour is incorporated, because nut flours tend to absorb more moisture

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